Facilitating college students' authenticity and psychological well-being through the use of mandalas: An empirical study

Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-98

  Pisarik, Christopher T ^a   Larson, Karen R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 79960202939     PISSN: 19310293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2011.tb00108.x     Document Type: Article

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